Healthy Lungs Test

the process of inhaling and exhaling

• alveoli

• respiration

• carbon dioxide

•  inhale

waste gas that is exhaled from the body

• alveoli

• respiration

• carbon dioxide

•  inhale

tiny air sacs at the end of each bronchiole

• alveoli

• respiration

• carbon dioxide

•  inhale

to breathe out    

• exhale

• respiration

• carbon dioxide

•  inhale

 to breathe in

• exhale

• respiration

• carbon dioxide

•  inhale

An effect of an inhalant is:

• nosebleeds

• scarred lungs

• vomiting

•  all of the above

is a drug in tobacco smoke that makes the blood vessels narrower and the heart work harder.

is a poisonous gas in tobacco smoke that pushes oxygen out of red blood cells so that the body will not get enough oxygen.

Answer explanation

Carbon Monoxide (definition): a poisonous gas in tobacco smoke that’s the same as in a car’s exhaust pipes.

What does carbon monoxide do? 

1. When carbon monoxide comes into the lungs, it passes into the bloodstream. 

There, it pushes oxygen out of red blood cells. This means that the body will not get enough oxygen.

The chemical THC in _____________________ changes how a person feels, thinks, and acts.

Answer explanation

Marijuana (definition): an illegal drug made from the hemp plant and smoked for its relaxing effect. It contains a chemical THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) which changes the way people think, act, and feel.

Effects of Marijuana: makes heart beat faster, damages the brain and harms memory, can cause birth defects, brings harmful chemicals into lungs. 

NOTE: It’s more harmful than tobacco because it contains mare tar and cancer causing substances.

A(n) __________________________ is a substance that can have drug-like effects when it is breathed in or sniffed.

Answer explanation

Inhalants (definition): substances people breathe in or sniff which affect how people feel and act

Examples of Inhalants: model airplane glue, gasoline, lighter fluid, nail polish remover, white out, spray paint

Effects of Inhalants: nosebleeds, damage to the nose, scarred lungs, vomiting, paralysis; damage to heart, bones, liver, and blood cells; death by suffocating or heart failure